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The Abbot's Ghost (Pocketbook Classics Annotated Edition)
Paperback
Publisher Price: $9.96
ISBN13: 9781969043048
Publisher: Pocketbook Press
Published: Nov 18 2025
Pages: 186
Weight: 0.31
Height: 0.40 Width: 4.25 Depth: 7.00
Language: English
A Gothic Christmas classic from the author of Little Women.
In this atmospheric 1867 holiday novella, Louisa May Alcott, beloved author of Little Women, turns her pen toward the Gothic. Set in a grand English abbey during a festive Christmas gathering, The Abbot's Ghost; or, Maurice Treherne's Temptation blends romance, mystery, and moral intrigue into a haunting tale of conscience and redemption.
When the young and crippled Maurice Treherne finds himself entangled in jealousy, love, and questions of inheritance, strange apparitions begin to stir within the candlelit corridors. As secrets unravel and hearts are tested, Alcott's tale illuminates the tension between passion and principle, temptation and truth.
Part ghost story, part moral drama, The Abbot's Ghost reveals a darker side of Alcott's imagination. Originally published just before Little Women, this forgotten gem showcases her flair for atmosphere, suspense, and emotional depth.
This Pocketbook Classics edition features Alcott's unedited original text with a new foreword, introduction and larger print for easy reading by the fireplace.
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